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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815212403321

Autore

Horwitz Allan V.

Titolo

DSM : a history of psychiatry's bible / / Allan V. Horwitz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Baltimore, Maryland : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , [2021]

©2021

ISBN

1-4214-4070-9

1421440709

9781421440705

9781421440699

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 215 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

616.89075

Soggetti

Mental Disorders - classification

Mental Disorders - diagnosis

Psychiatry - history

History, 20th Century

History, 21st Century

United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Diagnosing Mental Illness -- The Initial DSMs -- The Path to a Diagnostic Revolution -- The DSM-III -- The DSM-IIIR and DSM-IV -- The DSM-5's Failed Revolution -- The DSM as a Social Creation.

Sommario/riassunto

This comprehensive treatment should appeal to not only specialists but anyone who is interested in how diagnoses of mental illness have evolved over the past seven decades--from unwanted and often imposed labels to resources that lead to valued mental health treatments and social services.